Shane Knox, LMFT

The most common complaint I hear from people who've seen other therapists is that "All they did was listen!" That's not how I work. While deep listening is something I am committed to, I see therapy as an active collaboration. I draw heavily from mindfulness and acceptance-based cognitive behavioral tools. This involves noticing the way that the mind and body, while trying to protect us and keep us safe, create much of our suffering through the stories the mind tells, physiological reactivity loops, and then behavioral cycles and habits. My work often features in-session experiential exercises to practice a more skillful relationship to the nervous system, whether the issue at hand is spiraling anxiety, or something more subtle like emotional withdrawal within an intimate relationship. Learning to accept and befriend the nervous system is fundamental to being able to breaking stuck cycles. It unlocks the ability to be our most courageous, creative, flexible selves, and to create new habits, relationships, and pursue a life focused on what matters.